"Surely, this man is the Son of God." To the casual observer there was nothing unusual about those six hours. To the casual observer, this Friday was a normal Friday. Six hours of routine. Six hours of the expected. Six hours one Friday. But to a handful of witnesses the most maddening of miracles is occurring. Three bodies are bolted to three crosses. And one of the bodies is God. What do you do with that day in history? What do you do with its claims? If it really happened...if God did commandeer his own crucifixion, then those six hours are packed with triumph. For it was in those six hours that God gave us three anchor points sturdy enough to withstand any hurricane life may send us.
Because of the cross you and I can know that:
Our lives are not futile...
Our failures are not fatal...
Our deaths are not final...
Once again Max Lucado takes us to the foot of the cross where we find hope for life's tough issues. In the cross we find purpose, forgiveness, and rest. "If the claims of the cross are true, then there is an anchor point for our futility, amnesty for the guilty, and life for the dying. And there is rest. Rest for the weary."Our failures are not fatal...
Our deaths are not final...
Then, these thoughts from Donald Tippet:
"If Easter means anything to modern man, it means that eternal truth is eternal. You may nail it to the tree, wrap it up in grave clothes, and seal it in a tomb. But truth crushed to earth shall rise again. Truth does not perish. It cannot be destroyed. It may be distorted. It has been silenced temporarily. It has been compelled to carry its cross to Calvary's brow or to drink the cup of poisoned hemlock but with an inevitable certainty after every Black Friday dawns truth's Easter morn."
The Resurrection, as it were, "clinches the deal." Why don't you come and re-acquaint yourself with the Easter message on Good Friday at 10:30am and Easter Sunday, same time.
Pastor John Giesbrecht
